NU 414 Exam 4 STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

NU 414 Exam 4 STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS At risk substance use - Ans:-◦Defined as use that is linked to adverse health consequences Injury, crime, adverse health issues, environmental risk - Ans:-Substance uses causes increased risk for: USA and Russia - Ans:-Countries that promote binge drinking Binge drinking definition - Ans:-consumption of more than the recommended limit of alcohol during one drinking episode Barriers to prevention of substance use and related harm - Ans:-◦Lack of economic resources within a country or a community reduces the ability to develop and/or enforce policies aimed at preventing at- risk substance use. Requirements to advocate for policies to prevent substance use and related harm - Ans:-◦an understanding of the context in which substance use occurs ◦an understanding of the extent of the burden of disease ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 2/16 ◦evidence-based approaches that work across the continuum of use and the lifespan measures of use and risk - Ans:-◦Quantity: the amount consumed, the dose ◦Frequency: how often the substance is consumed: daily, weekly, or monthly ◦Pattern: whether the use is consistent or occurs in an episodic manner, usually referred to as binging ◦Duration: how long over a lifetime the use has occurred low risk or moderate use - Ans:-use of the substance that places the user at little or no risk At-risk use - Ans:-use associated with harm to the individual, family, and/or community Examples of at risk use - Ans:-heavy drinking Binge drinking Alcohol use during pregnancy Heavy drinking - Ans:-◦exceeding the recommended number of drinks per week ◦For adult men: 15 or more drinks ◦For women and adults over 65: 8 or more Binge drinking - Ans:-◦: exceeding the recommended number of drinks per occasion ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 3/16 ◦For adult men: five or more drinks ◦For women or adults over 65: four or more Vulnerable populations to alcohol - Ans:-Pregnancy Fetus Older adults 10 areas for national action - Ans:-◦Leadership, awareness and commitment ◦Health services' response ◦Community action ◦Drunk-driving policies and countermeasures ◦Availability of alcohol ◦Marketing of alcoholic beverages ◦Pricing policies ◦Reducing the negative consequences of drinking and alcohol intoxication ◦Reducing the public health impact of illicit alcohol and informally produced alcohol ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 4/16 ◦Monitoring and surveillance screening for tobacco use - Ans:-◦Assessment of quantity and frequency ◦What type of tobacco is used ◦History of past use ◦Duration of use ◦Smoking cessation: Brief help by a health-care provider, counseling, behavioral therapies, mobile phone-assisted treatment, and medications Drug use affects on individuals, families, and communities: - Ans:-◦Serious health consequences ◦Environmental pollution ◦Increased crime ◦Due to potential overdose, a significant increase in mortality Substance use effects on communicable disease - Ans:-◦Occurs across multiple levels, from the increased risk of transmission down to the cellular level ◦Substance use and increased risk of H I V transmission are strongly correlated.* ◦Substance use leads to engagement in high-risk sexual behav